USDA scientists have confirmed that the presence of E. coli pathogens in surface waters could result from the […]
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Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Regulators are advising people not to eat alfalfa or spicy sprouts under the Evergreen Produce brand because […]
A crisis is looming for apple growers and others in labor-intensive agriculture. Congress is on track to make […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting an enforcement initiative focusing on the […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js State legislators, growers, and California agricultural representatives banded together at the historic Los Angeles Farmers Market June […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Chipotle Mexican Grill expects to use more than 10 million pounds of produce from local farms this […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Reflecting a growing national focus on locally produced food, Massachusetts agricultural officials have announced the first farms […]
William Patrick “Pat” Cockrell, ag advocate and longtime Florida Farm Bureau (FFB) leader, passed away June 17 after […]
The recently passed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) could hit some roadblocks, as Congress voted last week to […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Recently, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its most updated “Dirty Dozen” list, which ranks the produce […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced legislation that would require all employers to use […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js UPDATE: On Friday, June 10, German officials announced that they have determined that bean sprouts are the source […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan has announced approximately $10 million in funding for the Farmers Market Promotion […]
House Republicans are proposing FDA budget cuts that, according to food safety advocates, would undermine FDA’s ability to […]
John Hayes, chairman of the University of Florida’s wildlife ecology and conservation department, has been appointed interim dean […]
Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Migrant workers are few and far between in Georgia lately, and many fruit and vegetable growers are […]
By a vote of five to three last week, the Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law requiring all […]
First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to […]